whitton



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

D. E. WHITTON. COMBINED OOIN OPERATED VENDING MACHINE AND GOODSDISPLAYING DEVICE.

I @tented Oct.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

D. E. WHITTON.

COMBINED GOIN OPERATED VENDING MACHINE AND GOODS DISPLAYING DEVICE.

No. 547,748. Patented Oct. 8, 1895.

Ww M La I (D 1 o I 2 N Q L ,/f/ 1 s wq N :Y ZE-L UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

COMBINED COIN-OPERATED VENDlNG-MACHINE AND GOODS-DISPLAYING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent N o. 547,748, dated October8, 1896.

Application filed January 16,1806. Serial No. 536,017. (No modul.)

To au whom it may concern.-

lle it known that 1,])Av1n E. WnrrToN, of Soi..erville,in the county ofMiddlesex and State ol Massachusetts, have invented certain 5 new andusefnllirprovements in a Combined Coin-Operated Vending-Machine andGoods- Displaying Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation lo coin-ope1- o ated vending-machinesgenerally, and particularly to such as are designed to be used forthesale otliquids-such as perfumery, the.

It is the object of the invention to provide a device of the kindmentioned which shall 5 be simple in construction and certain inoperation and by which the liquid may be discharged directly from theglass bottle or tank in which it is contained, so that it may not bebrought into contactwith metal or other deleo terious substance.

It is also the object of the invention to coinbine with a machine of thekind mentioned an exhibiting or advertising device, so that thesubstance being sold may he exhibited :5 and advertised to the users ofthe machine and the public.

To these ends the invention consists of the novel construction,arrangement, and relationship of parts or elements, whereby the 5odescribed functions or results are accomplished, all as I will nowproceed to explain in detail and then pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Reference is to be had to the annexed draw- ;5 ings, and to the lettersmarked thereon, forming a part of this specification, the same lettersdesignating the same parts o'r features, as the case may be, whereverthey occur.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevato tion of my improvedvending-machine and displaying device. Fig. 2 is a sectional sideelevation thereof taken on the line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionalrear elevation taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. L is a rear ele- 5vation of the operativo mechanism, the rear plate being removed. Fig. 5is a detail view of the stopping mechanism. Fig. G is a detail view ofthe means for raising the plunger. Fig. 7 is a detail view of thecoinchute 5o or raceway leading from the coin-inscrting slot in front ofthe machine to a point in the interior, where it can net upon thereleasinglever.

In the drawings, a designates the frame or casing, which is preferablyinclosed on all 55 sides, the front b being ot glass.

c is a partition dividing the case into two compartments (Z and e. Inthe front compartment d the bottles or other receptaclesfcontaining theliquid to be vended are placed so 6o that they may be exposed to viewthrough the glass front b. 'lhe rear compartment e is made to containthe mechanism which operates to discharge the liquid from one of thebottles orreceptaclesf. 'lhesaid mechanism 65 may be described asfollows: Supposing that the liquid in thecenterbottleof threearranged ina row in the compartment (Z is to be acted upon, a discharge-tube r1will be inserted through the cork h of said bottle, so that it 7o willextend down into the liquid, its upper bent end extending through anopening 'i formed in the front of the casing. Another tube j, extendingthrough the cork 7i, will be connected with the coinpressible air-bulb7.', 75 which is supported in a metallic cr other rigid bracket or frameZ and adapted to be operated on the principle of the bulb of an atomizeror syringe.

m designates a harrei containing a spring, (not shown,) which may bewound u p like the spring of a clock, and which is constructed andarranged so as that it may when permitted turn the wheel n., whichengages the pinion o, with which the toothed wheel p is 85 compounded.lhe latter wheel engages the pinion, (l with which the toothed wheel ris compounded. 'lhe wheel rengages and drives the pinion s, with whichthe toothed wheel t is compounded, the latter wheel engaging and 9odriving the pinion n ou the shaft of the governing device 1r.

zt is a lever pivoted at its rear end to the frame of the operativemechanism and connected at its front end tothe frontend of a 95slightly-overbalaneed lever Jr, pivoted at 1/, and having its rear endprovided with a curved plate ,1' or other similar means extended under.the discharge end of the coin-chnte or race` way a', so that a coinpassing through the roo raceway may fall upon the plate .1', depress thereargend of the lever .r, and raise its forward end and the forward endoi the connected lever w. tin the slntit to which the pinion l undtoothed wheel r are secured is a dish it', provided with a notch in itsperiphery. Said disk is arranged directly beneath the lever n', which lsprovided with the lng e' on its lowersldendnpted torldeon thoperlphervot the disk h' and to lall into the said noter when the latter is ln itsuppermost position, le as is shown in Fig. 5. 'lhe lever n' ls alsoprovided with ndependim,r linger il,adapted when the said lever is lnlowered or normal position, ns shown in the last-mentioned ligure, tocomo into contact with a laterally-exx5 tending pin c', connected withthe toothed gear-wheel l, and stop the rotation ol the said wheel andthe whole train actuated by the spring in the barrel m.

j" is a lever pivoted at its rcarend and prozo vided on its front endwith a plungeror presser g,adapt\d when the forwa 'l end of the lever j"is raised to pass upward against and compress the bulb L'. 'lhc saidlever f is provided on its lower side with a lug h', which is z5 adaptedto be engaged by one ol' a series ol` laterally-extended pins i from thetoothed gear-wheel p, as is clearly shown in Fig. G, so that when thesaid toothed wheel p is rotated, or partially rotatcd,onc of said pinsi', acting 3o on thclug L, will rascthe said plunger-lever so that theplunger will compress the bulb until the pin 1'. shall pass from initierthe lug 11.', when the lever will drop by gravity to the position shownin the last-mentioned ligure.

7" designates a spring acting on the leverx merely to assist incounterbalancing the same. When it is convenient to counter-balance thelever a: in any other way or ways this` spring may be dispensed with.

l. is areceptaele for the colti passed through the chute a.

In the use ofthe invention a coin may be inserted in the slot k in frontof the casing, and the said coin ruiming down tho chute or raceway awill fall upon the plate s and depress the rear end of the lever at,raising its frontend and the front end ot' the lever w, with which it isconnected. This action will raise the lug c of the said lever w ont ofthe notch in the disk b', so that said lug may rest on the raisedportion ot the peripheryof said disk and hold the said lever w raised.At the saine time the depending ngercl :.ill be released from the pin cof the gear-wheel t, and the spring in the barrel m will set themechanism in motion. Under these condition. 'he .fheel p will bepartially turned, so that the pin t under the lug h'will raise theleverf', causing the attached plunger g to be raised, compressing thebulb k, forcing the air therein through the tubej into the bottle f, andat the same time thereby forcing a quantity of the liquid therein outthrough the tubeg and the aperture yz'. After the disk l1 shall havemade a complete revolution the lug c ol` the lever a' will drop into thenotch iu the periphery thereof, the said lever will fall by gravity, andthe depending linger il will he brought down into position to engage thepin c oi the wheel t and stop the nievement ot tho mechanism. linx-lngthe operation the pin i. acting under the lng h', will have passed fromunder said lug, allowing the leverf' and attached langer y to drop,releasing the bulb la and permitting it to again lill with air and to hepnt in readiness l'or anotneroperatlon. iiy providing the ease with theglass front l: and arranging the botties fthereln, the user of themachine is given opportunity to see the character or kind ot liquid thatmay be delivered and to see when the liquid is exhausted, and theproprietoris afforded an opportunity of displaying and advertising hisgoods. By the provision of the apertrre t', considerably larger indiameter than the end ot the tube g, and the provision also of the falsehole or port i in the casing, mischievous persons are prevented fromsecuring a discharge of liquid from the bottle or receptacle fb-y anattempt'J to blow into the tuhc g.

ilavin'f thus explained the nature ot the invention and described a wayof constructing and using the same, though without attempting to set;forth all of the forms in which it may be made or all ofthe modes of itsuse, itl is declared that what is claimed isl. A coin-operated liquidvending machine comprising in its construction a front compartment (I, arear compartment e, and a vcrtical partition c dividing the twocompartments, the front compartment being adapted to support in uprightposition glass vessels containingtheliquid,andhavingaglass front throughwhich the liquid receptacles may be displayed, and the rear compartmentbeing adapted to contain and support the coinoperated mechanism, adelivery tube passed through the stopple of one of the said receptaclesinto the liquid therein, a comprcssible bulb, a second tubecommunicating between the interior of the bottle and said bulli, and aplunger for acting upon the said bulb to compress it iuteriuittingly,said plunger being operatively connected with said coinoperatcdmechanism.

2. A coin-operated liquid vending machine comprising iu its constructionaliquid recep tacle, a delivery tube, a eomprcssible bulb, a tubeconnecting said bulb with said receptacle, a plunger for compressingsaid bulb, a motor for operating said plunger and having a wheel withpins, a lever adapted to engage said pins and hold said motor in a stateof rest, a second spring held lever engaging the first said lever, andhaving a coin receiving plate, whereby when a coin is dropped on saidplate the first said lever will be freed momentarily from said springheld lever, and the motor will actuate said plunger, substantially asset forth.

3. 'lhc combination, with thc compressiiile bulb, of a lever, a plungerconnected therewith adapted to operate on the bulb to cempresa thesaine, tho said lover' having a dependent ing, a wheel provided withpins adapted to act on said lng and raise the lever and to allow thelatter to fall after the pins uhali have passed from under the lutz, andmeans to iutermittiugiy rotate said wheel, substantially as sot forth.

4. 'ihe combination, with spring-actuated gearing` ot a wheel t providedwith a laterally projecting pin, a lever w provided with a ing and aiiuger the latter being adapted to engage said pin, and stop themovement ofthe mechanism when the lever is down, a disk provided in itsperiphery with a notch to re ceive the lug ou the level',coin-controlled means for raising the lever to release the finger t'romHaid pin and allow the mechanism to operate, a wheel p comprised in saidapri ngaetuated gearing, provided willi a laterally projecting pin Qacomprensible bulb, a pinn zo tzer adapted to act upou said bull), and alever f to which the said plunger is attached and provided with a lugupon which the pin t" is adapted to act, substantially as set forth.

in testimony whereof I have signed my 25

